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Hospitals can showcase an outdoor map with all their buildings and facilities, along with maps of the interior of each building, providing visitors with better access to healthcare services. When arriving at the hospital, patients and guests can use maps with multi-building navigation to guide them through multiple wings, services, and departments to efficiently locate a hospital room, restroom, or upcoming appointment.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"value\":\"Why It Is Important for Healthcare Facilities\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Healthcare facilities are in a constant state of flux, whether that be due to moving departments, expanding clinics, or renovations. Digital mapping is important because it ensures that wayfinding is accurate and easy to manage as facilities change and grow. 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Patients and guests can often find themselves lost within a hospital and rely on up-to-date maps to navigate through the complex venue. It is important that hospitals implement a contactless and safe solution for visitors to find their way through the building with as little frustration as possible. With indoor navigation systems, employees can focus on their core duties and improve productivity. At Mappedin, we have a created a guide to help you fully understand the indoor outdoor navigation process for the healthcare market.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"content\":[],\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"3XDsTybr2YnJCi6zZJBNBs\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-1\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Indoor Outdoor Navigation System for Hospitals and Healthcare Institutions \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"What is an Indoor and Outdoor Navigation System?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"An indoor and outdoor navigation system operates within a 3D digital map. This system allows users to get directions from point A to point B, whether that be inside the venue, or in surrounding areas such as the building’s parking garage. These 3D maps are created from PDF or CAD files of the venue blueprint. Pathing is added to the 3D digital map to create the most efficient and fastest routes throughout the venue.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Visitors can use the indoor and outdoor navigation system to define start and endpoints on the map and begin navigating in and around the venue. Users can obtain directions from the moment they park their cars outdoors, straight to a specific point of interest inside the venue. An indoor and outdoor navigation system can be used across any device, such as a smartphone, tablet, website, or directory, creating a consistent and seamless experience with wayfinding.  \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"What is Indoor Positioning?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Indoor positioning systems\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/mapping/indoor-positioning/\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" take indoor and outdoor navigation to the next level. Indoor positioning compliments indoor mapping, and the two work together to create an enhanced indoor and outdoor navigation system. Indoor navigation systems allow you to see your precise location on the map and obtain turn-by-turn directions to various points of interest. Indoor positioning technology detects real-time locations to determine the coordinates of people or assets. This real-time location is represented by a blue dot on the 3D map. This eliminates the need to add a “start” destination when requesting directions from a navigation system. Indoor positioning technology can go beyond directions and use real-time location finding to create unique experiences for users.  \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Hospital and Healthcare Challenges\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Healthcare venues are complex and consist of multiple wings, services, and departments. The complexity of healthcare venues has increased due to the growth in intensive and specialized care sizes, along with the lack of nurse staffing, which requires a more efficient use of resources. Hospitals are also in a constant state of flux, whether that be due to moving departments or expanding clinics. This can make navigating through a healthcare facility extremely difficult for those unfamiliar with the building and leave patients confused. Often, stress levels are high during a hospital visit and dealing with illness, and frustrating navigation can create even more anxiety. Beyond hospital visitors, patients often have difficulty locating appointments and sometimes need staff to guide them through the building, taking away valuable time from a hospital employee. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"content\":[],\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"37Ddnv67tPYfLCLP7wGOhu\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Hospital and Healthcare Opportunities\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"A complex venue can benefit from integrating a location-aware 3D digital map to visualize the layout of the building. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"A digital hospital map can highlight amenities\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/blog/use-cases/healthcare/indoor-navigation-in-hospitals-improving-the-patient-experience/\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" such as urgent care, bathrooms, information desks, cafeterias, specific wings and other important areas. A 3D map can also provide details on these certain locations, for example, hospital operating hours, or appointment booking information. Navigation systems can also help nurses plan the most efficient route around the hospital, creating a productive work environment as nurses can get to patients quicker for timely treatment.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Healthcare facilities can use indoor and outdoor navigation systems to reduce the amount of late arrivals or even no-shows from patients who find themselves lost in health care institutions. This can reduce the ongoing challenge of lost revenues from no-show appointments or delays while increasing customer satisfaction due to less waiting time per patient. A navigation app can also give the opportunity for staff to allocate more time to their jobs instead of providing directions and information to patients and visitors. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Reasons to Use Indoor Positioning in the Healthcare Industry\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The digital transformation of enterprises can make for a safe, efficient, and enhanced environment. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"According to MarketsandMarkets research:\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/.asp\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The indoor positioning market reached $6.92 billion in 2017 and is estimated to grow to $23.6 billion by 2023 at a CAGR of 27.9%. With indoor positioning systems on the rise, here are some reasons to implement indoor positioning in the healthcare industry.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Navigate from parking lots to indoors\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"A navigation system that operates from the moment you find a parking space right to your desired destination within the building ensures visitors can seamlessly navigate through the healthcare facility. Indoor and outdoor navigation systems can assist visitors by notifying them of the closest parking space in relation to their desired destination within the building. Positioning systems can also keep track of occupancy levels of parking lots to avoid aimlessly driving, searching for a spot, and wasting precious time. With these navigation systems in place, healthcare facilities can increase patient and visitor satisfaction when providing them with easy access to directions and important information about areas within the healthcare facility. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Navigation for patients\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Navigation in hospitals can be used to improve the patient experience and increase patient satisfaction. Some hospital patients should not be exerting unnecessary energy as they need to rest. This could be because of pain from an injury or dreariness from an illness. Wasting time searching for amenities such as a vending machine or food court can be detrimental and annoying to patients who are trying to heal. 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With multi-building navigation, start and endpoints can be the buildings themselves as well as the locations and services within them. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"2JtcIVITGp3dvVIpuuvDrP\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}},\"content\":[],\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"value\":\"Flexible Solutions to Serve Any Industry\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"A wide range of industries can benefit from multi-building navigation and an indoor navigation system. 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